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Newcomb, a residential suburb adjoining Geelong East, is 3 km. south-east of Geelong. It is named after Caroline Newcomb, companion of Anne Drysdale who was a pioneer pastoralist in the Drysdale district.
Originally known as West Maloop, its name was changed to Newcomb at the request of the West Maloop Progress Association in 1956. It underwent rapid grwoth during the 1960s, particularly as heavy industry was established at nearby Point Henry (e.g. Alcoa, 1963). A primary school was opened in 1959, a high school in 1969 and another primary school (Newcomb South) in 1976. Anglican and Catholic churches opened in 1962 and 1964, and the Christ the King Catholic school in 1965.
Newcomb has four neighbourhood shopping centres quite close together in its western sector, one being Bellarine Village, with a supermarket and seventeen shops (1972). Recreational amenities include a well-appointed "Splashdown"leisure centre and a reserve with ovals and tennis courts.
The median house price in Newcomb in 1987 was $56,750 and in 1996 it was $70,000.
Newcombs census population in 1981 was 5,412 persons.
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